Waze to navigate the Recruitment Landscape
January 2025.
By: Steve Simmance
January 2025.
By: Steve Simmance
July 2024.
By: Steve Simmance
June 2024.
By: Steve Simmance
July 2022.
By: Steve Simmance
A view, by David Sables
July 2021.
By: David Sables, CEO at Sentinel Management Consultants Ltd
The loss of the male marketeer from the population is more notable than ever, yet the reason is not known.
March 2021.
By: Steve Simmance
December 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
A huge thanks to everyone who participated in our third event, The Future of Work Forum
December 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
If you are the leader in an organisation, and would like to take part in our next Future of Work Forum in November, to share thoughts and experiences with your peers of what can currently be a lonely job at the top, come join us to gain insight into how others are managing this strange and revolutionary time.
October 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
Is Working from Home losing its appeal and have we reached the tipping point?
October 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
A glimpse of the key findings and discussion points from last week’s FUTURE OF WORK FORUM. Another valuable session everyone. Thank you for your input. Looking forward to the next lively debate end-November.
October 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
The forum is all about the Future of Work; the place, new/changing behaviours and psychological shifts in mindset (mental health), the challenges and the opportunities that will start to bring some normality to an ever-uncertain workplace
September 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
We are very keen to engage FMCG organisations in our syndicated research discussions. If you would like to participate and share your company sales and marketing salary data with us in strict confidentiality, we want to hear from you.
September 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
As lockdown from the dreaded COVID-19 begins to ease across the globe, we are left wondering what the future of work and life will look like.
June 2020.
By: Steve Simmance
How can grocery attract and retain the best graduates?
April 2019.
By: The Grocer 28/3/19, commented by Steve Simmance
September 2018.
By: Megan Tatum, The Grocer - featuring Steve Simmance
Excited and delighted to share the editorial from The Grocer Magazine's February edition, summarising our findings from our FMCG Sales Salaries Guide.
February 2018.
By: The Grocer Magazine, featuring Steve Simmance
We are excited to announce the launch of The Simmance Partnership 2018 Guide to FMCG Sales Salaries
February 2018.
By: Steve Simmance
April 2017.
By: Steve Simmance
February 2017.
By: Steve Simmance
Following on from our previous article, The Death of a Salesman, we've now captured the attention of The Grocer magazine, who have their own comments to share and echo.
August 2016.
By: Shared by Steve Simmance
Something is not quite right in the world of selling. In fact, I would go so far as to say it hasn’t been right for several years. Basically the Sales function no longer seems to involve ‘selling’.
June 2016.
By: Steve Simmance
Feedback is how we all learn in life. You try something, learn from it, and then either adapt or repeat. It really is that simple.
March 2016.
By: Steve Simmance
The business world is a funny old place. We like nothing more than to feast on the words and guidance of others - most notably those noble business men and women that define their journey to the top.
January 2016.
By: Steve Simmance
Did you know that studies have shown most managers will decide whether they think you're intelligent, ambitious, trustworthy and able to perform the job required within just a few seconds of meeting you? 7 seconds to be precise. Sound Fair?
October 2015.
By: Steve Simmance
Rejoice, yet another 'one-size-fits-all’ CV has landed in my inbox. I know just from looking at the file name that it is unlikely that any REAL effort has gone into its creation. It is all just too easy. Insert name, attach file, and send. When did this type of behaviour become acceptable in the job market?
July 2015.
By: Steve Simmance
An amazing event set up and choreographed by my close and long standing friend, Paul Monk.
June 2015.
By: Steve Simmance
Having dealt with Steve and the team for over 30 years as both candidate and client I now exclusively turn to The Simmance Partnership for all my sales and marketing recruitment. Their knowledge of the European FMCG market is 2nd to none, Steve and the team have always listened to my needs and continued to deliver accurately against our briefs. Over the years their headhunting has been 2nd to none and their quality of candidates has allowed me to build several successful businesses.
Julian Aitken, CEO
The Simmance Partnership have become our go to recruitment partner for all commercial hires. Steve is great at taking the time to really understand what we are looking for and not afraid to challenge our thinking to help make sure we get the right person. Steve appears to have a great candidate base and I particularly like the way he narrows down the short list and uses an on-line video tool to help ensure we only bring genuine contenders in for interview thus bringing pace and purpose to the process. As an SME with a relatively small commercial population it is crucial we get things right and we keep going back to Steve because he has consistently helped us hire well both in terms of raw talent and cultural fit.
Andrew Marjoram, Managing Director
In my capacity as Chairman in the start-up venture of Cannaray it was apparent our growth model was going to need exceptional people to support the launch and rapid expansion of the business. I turned to the team at The Simmance Partnership who I have known, and worked with, on several occasions over the past 20 years. Led by Steve, the team always bring tried and tested methods, creative thinking, and a seamless execution to complement our needs around attracting and securing truly brilliant people. Steve is a fixer; give him a people challenge, and he’ll present the right solution. He will deliver time and again at pace. I have always enjoyed the result of his thorough work, but also Steve’s profound knowledge of the FMCG marketplace. He especially knows where to find the best people, to woo and wow them to our doorstep. There are many enthusiastic amateurs in recruitment, only a few are experts like The Simmance Partnership. The team always delight me with their results.
Clive Sharpe, Chairman & Co-founder
I work with private equity backed businesses as Non Executive Chairman. It is often part of my remit to strengthen the Sales and Marketing teams at which point I turn to Steve (The Simmance Partnership) for advice on the best structure, whether to look to full time employees or professional interim support, and then proceed to recruitment ... usually under time pressure. Steve has consistently delivered for me.
Robert Leechman, Non Executive Chairman
The Simmance Partnership has guided us through recruitment projects offering a cocktail of insight, inspiration and motivation. Steve is, of course, successful in managing the fundamentals of recruitment and when that is combined with his wide knowledge of our world and his great contacts, it gives him an edge
Clare Blampied, Managing Director, Sacla
Guided by the candid approach of Steve Simmance, who has been an FMCG recruiter for over 25 years, we provide a true counterbalance to the norm, encouraging transparency and reality, factors so often missing in our industry today.